You're looking for a casual restaurant for lunch or dinner in Dallas-Fort Worth, right? You've come to the right place.
At GuideLive, we have an exhaustive list of restaurants and bars serving dozens of cuisines. If you're seeking a casual meal -- one where it'll be delicious but inexpensive, quick but not fast-food -- the first question is what kind of cuisine you're looking for.
Soul food and comfort food in Dallas-Fort Worth
We're partial to soul food and home cooking restaurants, which tend to specialize in fried chicken, chicken-fried steak and family-style portions. Click or tap here to find an alphabetical list of soul food and home cooking restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Looking for a place where the whole family can enjoy a homey meal? We recommend Babe's Chicken Dinner House, which are located in nearly every corner of D-FW, and Celebration Restaurant on Lovers Lane in Dallas. For a fast-casual restaurant that's beloved among Park Cities residents, try Bubba's. Don't miss the mashed potatoes.
Our favorite diners are Norma's Cafe (with many locations in D-FW) and Mama's Daughters Diner (ditto). Lucky's Cafe on Oak Lawn Avenue is a winner, too.
For more sit-down soul food, check out Pink Magnolia in Oak Cliff, Whistle Britches (which Guy Fieri visited for Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives!) and Ida Claire in Addison.
Delis in Dallas-Fort Worth
We are not New York City, let's just say that. But Dallas-Fort Worth boasts a few delis worth a stop. Click or tap here to find an alphabetical list of delis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Our favorites are Cindi's N.Y. Delicatessen Restaurant and Bakery (with many D-FW locations) and Weinberger's Delicatessen in Grapevine. We're partial to Weinberger's lobster roll.
Still hunting for the perfect casual restaurant? Here are a few ideas.
Check out this page with American restaurants. The list includes bars with great food, a few burger bars and tons of restaurants that sell, well, "American" food, which means good food made here that doesn't fall under some other category.
You also might enjoy this list of great chain restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth. There's nothing wrong with eating at a restaurant that is so good that it has multiplied across North Texas, or beyond.
If you're really into beer and beer bars, we've got two ideas for you: First, follow @tineywristwatch, our beer editor, on Twitter for all the intel on brews news in D-FW. Second, check out one of these stories, which will surely whet your whistle:
- 10 bars in Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs built for craft beer lovers
- Top dive bars, according to Foursquare
If you can't find what you're looking for, send tweet us at @guidelive or follow us on Instagram at @guidelive. We'd love to help.
